Can someone please help me clear this up? For a new patient, if the provider only addresses one condition in the HPI, can this only qualify as a 99202? (Time is not documented by the way).
I have an E/M tool from Optum and it says in order to qualify for a 99203, the provider needs to document 4+ elements OR status of 3+ chronic conditions. But when I am looking for other E/M leveling tools, I see some that say "3 chronic conditions OR 4+ elements". If the provider documents 4+ elements of only one condition, can that still qualify as a 99203? I hope this makes sense.